firebombedadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəbɒmd/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑmd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., bombed adj.²

Etymology: < fire n. + bombed adj.², after firebomb n. Compare slightly later firebomb v. and slightly earlier firebombing n.

Attacked or destroyed by firebombs.

ΚΠ

1941 N.Y. Times 3 Jan. 2 (headline) British Army does demolition in fire-bombed city area.

1989 P. Fussell Wartime xv. 213 Another literary casualty was the fire-bombed roof of Samuel Johnson's house off the Strand, together with most of the garret where he had made his Dictionary.

2013 P. M. Joyce & D. Lipton Lament. Through Cent. 77 Behind the four women a recently fire-bombed car belches smoke and flames.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firebombed
释义	firebombedadj. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəbɒmd/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑmd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., bombed adj.² Etymology: < fire n. + bombed adj.², after firebomb n. Compare slightly later firebomb v. and slightly earlier firebombing n. Attacked or destroyed by firebombs. ΚΠ 1941 N.Y. Times 3 Jan. 2 (headline) British Army does demolition in fire-bombed city area. 1989 P. Fussell Wartime xv. 213 Another literary casualty was the fire-bombed roof of Samuel Johnson's house off the Strand, together with most of the garret where he had made his Dictionary. 2013 P. M. Joyce & D. Lipton Lament. Through Cent. 77 Behind the four women a recently fire-bombed car belches smoke and flames. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1941
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